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Westminster Hall
Caste Discrimination - Wed 09 Jul 2014
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Adam Holloway (CON - Gravesham) Some Dalits are being ignored for promotion. - Speech Link
2: Adam Holloway (CON - Gravesham) Who are these 1 million Dalits in the UK and where do they fit in? - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Corbyn (IND - Islington North) Around the world, 260 million people are Dalits —scheduled castes. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Voluntary and Charitable Sectors - Thu 26 Jun 2014
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Earl of Sandwich (CB - Excepted Hereditary) engaged in legitimate partnerships with local campaigns on human rights issues such as the rights of Dalits - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Human Rights - Thu 21 Nov 2013
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) In almost every area of exploitation the Dalits will be found at the bottom, more exploited than anybody - Speech Link
2: Baroness Warsi (CON - Life peer) Dalits have been a large part of that.The noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, gave an incredibly interesting - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) Interestingly, he said, “Now we must turn our attention to the Dalits and the caste system”. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
India: Aid - Wed 15 May 2013
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Baroness Northover (LDEM - Life peer) My Lords, faster and more inclusive development, including for Dalits, remains a priority for the Government - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Mon 22 Apr 2013
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Avebury (LDEM - Excepted Hereditary) a consensus in favour of legislation among all the organisations in this country that represent the Dalits - Speech Link
2: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB - Life peer) In this debate we have had some widely improbable figures on the number of Dalits in the UK. - Speech Link
3: Lord Deben (CON - Life peer) They seem to be pretty clearly directed by those whose own interests are not those of the Dalits, so - Speech Link
4: None I do not care how many Dalits there are. I do not care how many cases of discrimination there are. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Tue 16 Apr 2013
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Virendra Sharma (LAB - Ealing, Southall) I feel proud to represent the constituency of Ealing, Southall, in which Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Dalits—we - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Commonwealth and Commonwealth Charter - Thu 07 Mar 2013
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Leicester (Bishops - Bishops) forms and colleges, experiencing at first hand a range of development programmes with tea planters, Dalits - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Mon 04 Mar 2013
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) There are something like 200 million Dalits in the world and the institutionalised prejudice against - Speech Link
2: Lord Deben (CON - Life peer) There are fewer Sikhs in this country than there are Dalits, but they are wholly protected under the - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) are murdered; two Dalit houses are burned; 11 Dalits are beaten; that many are impoverished; some half - Speech Link
4: Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Non-affiliated - Life peer) The whole point is that it is not declaratory: it would bring the Dalits within legal protection. - Speech Link
5: Lord Sheikh (CON - Life peer) Dalits are a community considered so lowly in the social hierarchy that in some circles they are in fact - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Death Penalty (India) - Thu 28 Feb 2013
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: John McDonnell (LAB - Hayes and Harlington) I am sure that other Members will raise the question of what is happening with the Dalits and other groups.The - Speech Link
2: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) action to stop the human rights abuses facing all minorities and any of its citizens, be they Sikh, Dalits - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Wed 09 Jan 2013
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Thornton (LAB - Life peer) ACDA and other organisations that have been consistent and vigilant in their search for equality for Dalits - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) My view is that the discrimination against Dalits is an even worse evil than the worst excesses of apartheid - Speech Link
3: Lord Avebury (LDEM - Excepted Hereditary) noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, for his sterling work as chair of the All-Party Group for Dalits - Speech Link
4: Baroness Thornton (LAB - Life peer) There are thousands of Dalits living in the UK who potentially can be discriminated against, so I am - Speech Link